Mounting for lights



Oct- 7, I

J. O. CADIEUX MOUNTING FOR LIGHT 5 Filed June 2'7, 192;

meme 7, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH O. CADIEUX, OF MEBIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CONNECTICUTTELEPHONE & ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, v

A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

moon'rmc :son LIGHTS.

Application filed June 27, 1823. Serial No. 647,998..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn O. CADIEUX, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at'Meriden, New Haven County,

a Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Mounting for Lights, ofwhich the following is a specification.

vMy invention relates particularly to what is sometimes termed a domelight.

One object is to provide a simple, neat construction in which all screwsor other devices for fastenin the base to the wall are concealed. Anoter object is to provide a construction which may be conveniently mountedwith its edges horizontal or inclined.

Figure 1 is a front view of a preferred construction embodying onedesign of my invention and showing the lass and frame in place with theedges the base horizontal.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the base turned at an angle of 45 from thatshown in Fig.

1, the glass and frame being removed.

'Fi 3 is a sectional view on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1. i

The base 5 ma be of metal of any suitable desi and is a apted to supporta socket 6 whic is attached to it in any suitable mannor as for instanceby screws 7. The socket 61s intended to carry some suitable form of lambulb 8. I Y I T e frame 9 has a lug 10 pivoted or I hinged'to the lugs11 which may conveniently be formed by striking up portions of the base.i

A s ring catch 12 is provided for engaging a ug 13 on the cover frameand holding it securely in place but in such a manner that by releasingthe catch the cover may be opened. This catch can conveniently be forgedfrom a strip of metal bent as shown 1n 1 secured to the rear 0? base 5for instance by means of a rivet 15. p

The frame carries a suitable glass 16 which may conveniently be held inplace by means of clips such as 17 and 18.

To permit thebase to be secured to the wall or ceiling or other suitablesupport, I provide. a lurality of holes for mounting screws. T ese holesmay have seats such as 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 for the heads of re 3and haviin an arm or shank 14- the screws. Ordinarily two pairs ofscrews are suificient for securely mounting the base in position, but byproviding additional holes and connecting certain of the holes, forinstance by slots such as 25 and 26, it may be made convenient to mountthe base in the position shown in Fig. 1 or that of Fig.

'2, or to change the angular position very readiliy at any time. Forinstance, if we consi er that the base is secured to the wall in theposition of Fig. 2 by screws (not shown) 1n the holes 19 and 20, it isobvious that when the screws are somewhat loosened the base may bereadily rotated anti-clockwise to the position shown in Fig. 1 so thatthe screws may then be tightened with the heads in the seats'21 and 22.The change of position can thus be readily made without removing thebase from the wall. Accidents and mlstakes can thus be avoided. In casetheslots 25 and 26 are omitted it would of course be necessary to removethe screws base.

signed and constructed that the .frame 9 and cover glass 16 completelyconceal all of the mounting screws as well as the catch rivet 15 so thatthere is no unsightly screw-head or mounting device visible when thecover.

place. This method of mounting the cover also makes it possible to veryreadily replace. a lamp without the use of any tools.

claim: r 1. A dome light construction comprising a base, a lamp socketcarried thereby, said base having arcuate' slots on opposite sides ofsaid socket to receive mounting screws and having seats for the screwsat the ends of said slots so'that the base may be held firmly inposition in either of its extreme positions, and a cover glass securedto said base and coverin said slots and seats.

1 2. A dome lig t construction" comprising It will be noted that theparts are so deasquare base having on opposite sides of its 3. A domelight construction comprising an angular base having hinge lugs in onecorner, a spring latch mounted in the oppositecorner, pairs of screwseats arranged in angular relation to each other in the interveningcorners, a lamp socket centrally positioned on said base and projectingrearwardl therefrom and a cover glass hinged to sai lugs and coactingwith said latch.

4. A dome light construction comprising a flat base plate having acentral lamp passage, two outstanding lu at one side thereof, a springcatch'rivete to the back of the base plate at the opposite side of thelamp passage and having its outer end extending through the base plate,-a lamp socket secured at the rear-of the lamp passage, and

a glass cover hinged to said lugs and yieldingly en aged by said catch.

5. A ome light construction comprisin a base, a lamp socket carriedthereby, sai base having arcuate slots on opposite sides of said socket-to' receive mounting screws and a cover glass secured to said baseandcovering said slots.

6. A dome light" construction comprising a square base aving hinge lugsin one corner, a spring latch mounted in the opposite corner, pairs ofscrew seats arranged in angular relation to each other 'in theintervening corners and a cover glass hinged to said lugs and coactin'gwith said latch.

J OSEI H' OADIEUX.

